Quiet City is a series of concerts in Vancouver, focused on live performances of experimental, electronic and improvised music in a comfortable and intimate setting. Established in January 2010, we are now in our ninth year of programming.

The forty-first edition of this series will be featuring performances by:
⊚ Mary Ocher (Berlin)
⊚ Ross Birdwise

Quiet City is a series of concerts in Vancouver, focused on live performances of experimental, electronic and improvised music in a comfortable and intimate setting. Established in January 2010, we are now in our ninth year of programming.

The thirty-ninth edition of this series will be featuring performances by:
⊚ Castle Excellent
⊚ John Krausbauer (Oakland)
⊚ Kaori Suzuki (Oakland)

]]>http://otterguide.ca/2018/02/01/tough-age/feed/0Fine. (an evening of storytelling and otherwise)http://otterguide.ca/event/fine-an-evening-of-storytelling-and-otherwise-4/
http://otterguide.ca/event/fine-an-evening-of-storytelling-and-otherwise-4/#respondTue, 30 Jan 2018 04:30:00 +0000http://otterguide.ca/?post_type=tribe_events&p=797On January 29th, a mix of six talented writers and comedians will get onto a stage and tell stories that, if you like, you can come and listen to. (It’ll also be the one-year anniversary of the show! Which, I guess isn’t much in the ol’ grand scheme of things––I have an empty container of salsa that’s been in the back of my fridge for at least two years––but it’s still a nice thought. Here’s to many more, salsa container!)

]]>http://otterguide.ca/event/fine-an-evening-of-storytelling-and-otherwise-4/feed/0An Improvisation Workshop and Performance with Robert Lippokhttp://otterguide.ca/event/an-improvisation-workshop-and-performance-with-robert-lippok/
http://otterguide.ca/event/an-improvisation-workshop-and-performance-with-robert-lippok/#respondSun, 28 Jan 2018 05:00:00 +0000http://otterguide.ca/?post_type=tribe_events&p=907The Goethe-Institut and AFM INC present a music workshop and performance by visual artist and avant-garde composer Robert Lippok at The Polygon Gallery. This is a free event.

**PLEASE NOTE** Workshop is now closed!

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An Improvisation Workshop and Performance with Robert Lippok
Saturday, January 27 (Now Closed)

Visual artist and avant-garde composer Robert Lippok has been an influential player in Berlin’s thriving experimental music scene since 1983. He co-founded dissident punk band Ornament und Verbrechen with his brother Ronald, inspired by industrial trailblazers Throbbing Gristle. An open platform to explore jazz, electronic, and industrial concepts with like-minded collaborators of the East German underground persuasion, the group remained active until the mid-1990s, at which point it was overtaken by the brothers’ next and most well-known collaboration, the palindromic To Rococo Rot. A significant post-rock/electronic outfit started by the Lippok brethren and Düsseldorf bass guitarist Stefan Schneider, the Krautrockish band ushered in a new generation of electronic acts committed to acoustic investigations and improvisation of all stripes. Known for his expansive imagination, inventive rhythmic reflexes, and layers of fuzzy tones, Lippok’s solo work is just as wide-ranging – from funky, glitch-y, twisted techno record Redsuperstructure for Raster-Noton (2011), to stage design for operas, gallery exhibitions, and notable collaborations with Italian harpist Beatrice Martini, Canadian percussionist Debashis Sinha in the duo Knuckleduster, or brother Ronald and Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi (the latter trio as Whitetree).

Robert Lippok will be in attendance for this event and will lead a workshop at 5:00 pm. Amateurs and professionals alike are invited to come and create with their laptops or voices. Everyone will work on sound objects of various lengths that will be combined into to a sonic structure that will be performed at 9:00 pm. All participants will receive a CD-R with a recording of the performance. Email anselmi.thomas@gmail.com if you would like to participate in the workshop.

Part of Germany @ Canada 2017
Partners from Immigration to Innovation

Developed and co-presented by the Goethe-Institut and The Polygon Gallery

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http://otterguide.ca/event/quiet-night-2/#respondSun, 28 Jan 2018 04:00:00 +0000http://otterguide.ca/?post_type=tribe_events&p=824Quiet Night is a tradition that started in Illinois and has now spread to many cities across the USA. This is the second edition of QUIET NIGHT VANCOUVER!

Quiet Night is an open-mic style house show where anyone can show up and present anything! There are only two rules for Quiet Night:
1. Performances must be QUIET
2. Performances should be under 10 minutes (so we can share the night with as many performers as possible!)

All types of performances and performers are welcome, as long as you can stay quiet! Sing a song, read a poem, perform a string quartet, dance a dance, perform a monologue, do a puppet show, tell a joke, dream a dream, and more!

All you have to do to perform is show up! We’ll put everyone’s name on little pieces of paper and performance order will be decided by drawing names from a hat.

Show up whenever you like, performances will start around 9pm! This event is FREE, but BYOB! Come hang out!

QUIET NIGHT /// VANCOUVER /// HOUSE SHOW

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http://otterguide.ca/event/pop-a-rainy-day-refuge/#respondSat, 27 Jan 2018 19:30:00 +0000http://otterguide.ca/?post_type=tribe_events&p=883Looking for something to do on a rainy day in Vancouver? Get out of your bubble and come check out ours!

Join us on Saturday, January 27 for a day of free activities taking place in a G I A N T B U B B L E that will blow you away!

winteraction is a seasonal celebration of connection and play! Events will be taking place across Vancouver and North Vancouver on January 27 in a collaborative effort to combat social isolation and seasonal affective disorder in the wintertime.

11:30-1:45 | Design Jam by Vancouver Design Nerds
We live in a rainy city, and indoor space for public events can be hard to find, but that doesn’t have to stop community engagement outdoors, just because it’s wet! Over the last few months, we’ve been prototyping possible forms for this bubble structure, currently featured at POP! Now we want to hear from you! How might we scale this bubble platform for various installments around town, with strategic partners, to make a real splash? Join us for an exciting and condensed design jam as we ideate on possibilities to bring change to our communities.

2:00-4:00 | Public Spaces Storytelling by the Civic Engagement Youth Hub
What role do public spaces have in our lives? They are often spaces of conflict and avoidance but also cooperation, sharing and relationship building. Come and join CityHive as we celebrate youth storytellers who have a story/experience/complaint/insight about our parks, community centres, libraries, and other public spaces! Warning: youth may share stories that may make you laugh, cry, cringe, inspire you, or any combination of the above! After the sharing of stories, CityHive’s Civic Engagement team will facilitate a public conversation/activity about the past/present/future of our public spaces and their role in our lives so be sure to stick around.

Quiet City is a series of concerts in Vancouver focused on live performances of experimental, electronic and improvised music in a comfortable and intimate setting. Established in January 2010, we are now in our ninth year of programming.